Sam Lunt

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Sam Lunt
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2005-10-23) 23 October 2005 (age 19)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Hurdling
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m hurdles: 50.00 (Lima, 2024) NU20R
Indoors
400m: 47.19 (Glasgow, 2025)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

Sam Lunt (born 23 October 2005) is a British hurdler. [1]

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Early life

From Eastham, Merseyside, he attended Neston High School. He was a keen footballer in his youth before focusing on athletics. A member of Wirral Athletics Club, he set a new under-17 British record in the 400m hurdles with a times of 51.83 seconds, and then 51:55 seconds, in consecutive weeks in July 2022. [2] [3]

Career

In February 2023, he reached the semi-finals in the 400 metres at the senior 2023 British Indoor Championships as a 17 year-old. [4]

He was a finalist in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem. [5] He won gold in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the same event. [6] [7]

He competed at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in August 2024 in the men's 400 metres hurdles. He qualified for the final with a run of 50.00 seconds, a British national U20 record. [8] In the final, he placed fifth overall, running 50.29 seconds. [9]

In October 2024, he was nominated by Athletics Weekly for best British male junior. [10] In November 2024, he was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025. [11] He was named in the British team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou. [12]

References

  1. "Sam Lunt". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. Haygarth, Dan (28 March 2022). "Teenager aiming for Olympics after grandad told him to try athletics". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  3. Smythe, Steve (Jul 11, 2022). "Young athletes shine at English Schools Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  4. Richardson, Kieron (19 February 2023). "Wirral AC teenager shines at British Indoor Athletics Championships". Merseysportlive. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  5. Smythe, Steve (Jan 31, 2024). "Fast 600 metres for Sam Lunt". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  6. "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  7. "CAPTAIN CARVELL & BRILLIANT BENJAMIN LEAD WAY AS EUROPEAN ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPS BEGIN". British Athletics. 7 August 2023.
  8. "Walaza storms to sprint double at World U20 Championships in Lima". World Athletics. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  9. Henderson, Jason (1 September 2024). "USA top medals table at World Under-20 Champs in Lima". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved Sep 1, 2024.
  10. Henderson, Jason (Oct 30, 2024). "Vote for your athletes of 2024". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  11. "2024-25 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  12. "GB & NI TEAM SELECTED FOR THE WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS 2025". British Athletics. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.